Hydrocarbazolenines



' to be understood that an ether radical is one having United Stats No Drawing. Application June 7, 1954 Serial No. 435,077

10 Claims. (Cl. 260-287) This invention relates to novel heterocyclics, more particularly to certain hydrocarbazolenines and a process for their production and to their use in the production of alkaloids and alkaloid-like compounds.

It is an object of this invention to provide novel hydrocarbazolenines. Another object is the provision of certain hydrocarbazolenines useful in the production of intermediates convertible to natural alkaloids. Still another object is the provision of hydrocarbazolenines useful in the production of dihydrothebainone and isostrychnine-I. A further object is a provision of a process for the production of hydrocarbazolenines, especially from polycyclic ketones. Other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains.

The novel .hydrocarbazolenines of the invention are prepared by reacting a 2-hydroarylhydrazine' with a fused hydroaromatic ketone having a vicinal bridgeheadhydrogen atom and cyclizing with an acidic cyclizing agent the arylhydrazone thus formed.

The term Z-hydroarylhydrazine is intended to refer to an aromatic hydrazine having a hydrogen in the 2-position with respect to an unsubstituted hydrazino radical, -NHNH The Z-hydroarylhydrazines of the invention can, for the most part, be represented by the formula:

wherein R is zero to four indifferent radicals. Since by definition the 2-position is occupied by hydrogen, the R substituent or substituents can occupy any or all of the 3-, '4-, 5-, and 6-positions. By indifferent radicals is meant radicals which do not interfere with the reaction of the 2-hydroarylhydrazine with a ketone to form a hydrazone. For the most part R can be represented as from zero to four radicals selected from the class consisting of lower-hydrocarbon radicals, inclusive of lower-hydrocarbon radicals fused with the phenyl group to form a bicyclic structure, hydroxy, ether radicals containing up to eight carbon atoms, cyano, carboxy, esterified carboxy radicals containing up to eight carbon atoms, amino, acylamido in which acyl is the acyl radical of a carboxylic acid containing up to eight carbon atoms, carboxymethoxy (-OCH COOH), sulfo, nitro, and halogen. it is ether attachment to the ring as in alkoxy, aralkoxy, and alkylmercapto.

The term fused hydroaromatic ketone having a vicinal bridgehead-hydrogen atom is used to designate a compound having at least two fused rings, i. e., having two carbon atoms common to both rings, one of which is a six-membered carbocyclic ring having an oxo substituent attached to a carbon atom adjacent to a bridgehead-carbon bearing a hydrogen atom whereby the bridgeheadhydrogen is vicinal to the keto group. Fused hydroaro- 2,858,314 Patented Get. 2%, 158

wherein X is the unfused fragment of the fused hydroaromatic ketone, and R and R" each are from zero to three indilferent radicals, and R' is a valence satisfied by hydrogen, a lower-alkyl radical, a lower-aryl radical, or an olefinic linkage comprised within one of the fused ring structures. Again by indilferent radicals is meant radicals which do not interfere with hydrazone formation. For the most part these fused hydroaromatic ketones can be represented by the above formula when X is an unsubstituted polyvalent radical containing between the valences a chain of from three to five atoms which consists of carbon atoms and from zero to one hetero atom; R and R" each are from Zero to three radicals selected from the class consisting of lower-hydrocarbon radicals, inclusive of lower-hydrocarbon radicals fused with the nucleus to form a polycyclic structure, hydroxy, ether radicals containing up to eight carbon atoms, esterified carboxy radicals containing up to eight carbon atoms, carboxyalkyl and esterified carboxyalkyl radicals containing up to eight carbon atoms, halogen, nitro, oxo, cyano, ketalized ketone groups, acyl, ketalized acyl, acyloxy, and acylamido groups in which acyl is the acyl radical of a carboxylic acid or an aromatic sulfonic acid containing up to eight carbon atoms, lower-aminomethyl radicals, and carboxy and amino radicals wherein said amino and carboxy groups, when both are present, can be in the form of a lactam ring or a reduced lactam ring and wherein said hydroxy and carboXy groups, when both H II are present, can be in the form of a lactone ring, and R is as described above. It is to be understood that the G-ring can be either saturated or monoolefinic. The D- ring can be saturated or unsaturated.

Any 2-hydroarylhydrazine as represented above and as exemplified below can be reacted with any of the fused hydroaromatic ketones having a vicinal bridgehead-hydrogen as represented above and as exemplified below to give hydrazones which, for the most part, can be represented by the formula:

III

NH-N

RI wherein R, R, R", R, and X are as set forth above.

methyl, cuminyl, ac-tetrahydronaphthyl and like loweraralkyl radicals; phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, cymyl, cumyl, naphthyl, ar-tetrahydronaphthyl, biphenylyl, and like lower-aryl radicals; styryl, cinnamyl, phenylallyl, and like lower-aralkenyl radicals; and divalent lower-polymethylene and substituted polyrnethylene hydrocarbon radicals and the corresponding unsaturated divalent radicals which form fused ring structures with the ring to which they are attached. Examples of lower-alkyl and lower-aryl radicals at valence R are methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, hexyl, octyl, phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, and the like. Examples of acyloxy radicals include acetoxy, propionoxy, butyroxy, valeroxy, capryloxy, and the like. Examples of etherified hydroxy radicals include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, hexyloxy, octyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, and the like, and the sulfur analogues thereof, e. g., methylmercapto. Examples of esterified carboxy radicals include carbomethoxy, carbethoxy, carbobutoxy, carbohexyloxy, carboctyloxy, carbobenzyloxy, and the like. Examples of acylamido radicals include acetamido, propionamido, butyramido, valeramido, caprylamido, benzamido, tosylamido, and the like. Examples of acyl include acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, valeryl, caprylyl, benzoyl, cinnamoyl, tosyl, and the like. Examples of halogen radicals include chlorine, bromine, iodine, and fluorine. Examples of ketalized ketone groups are ethylene glycol ketal, ethylene glycol dithioketal, propylene glycol ketal, propylene glycol dithioketal, and the like. Examples of ketalized acyl are 2-methyl-l,3- dioxolan-Z-yl, 2-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl, and the like. Examples of carboxyalkyl and esterified carboxyalkyl radicals are carboxymethyl, carboxyethyl, carboxybutyl, and the methyl, ethyl, and propyl esters thereof, The radical X is exemplified by 3-, 4-, and S-atom straightchain, saturated and olefinic hydrocarbon radicals, such as:

CH -CH -CH CI-I CH CH CH -CH CH CH CH -CH CI-I CH CH:CH- -CH -CH:CHCH

and the corresponding hetero radicals containing one hetero atom selected from the class consisting of imino nitrogen (NH-), oxygen, and sulfur such as:

N-hetero radicals- CH -CH -NH-- R000 -C ECH and the like. The N-hetero radicals, X, give ketones which have distinct class characteristics in that they are strongly basic nitrogenous compounds which form salts and have an N-hydrogen which can be replaced by acyl, alkyl, aryl, and aralkyl groups by conventional methods. Tertiary amines thus formed are further characterized by their ability to form quaternary ammonium compounds.

The hydrocarbazolenines of the invention are basic nitrogenous compounds owing to the tertiary amino function at position 9 in the above formula (and are difunctional bases when the D-ring contains a basic nitrogen as a hetero atom) and form salts with acids such as hydrochloric, thiocyanic, sulfuric, phosphoric, picric, acetic, citric, and the like, and alkyl and aralkyl halides such as methyl, ethyl and benzyl chlorides, bromides, iodides, and the like. The thiocyanate salts condense with formaldehyde to form pickling inhibitors according to U. S. Patents 2,425,320 and 2,606,155.

The hydrocarbazolenines of the present invention have physiological activity, especially analgesic activity. The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful as intermediates in the production of alkaloids such as, for example, morphine, codeine, and strychnine, and alkaloid-like compounds having similar activity. Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 illustrate processes for the conversion of two types of hydrocarbazolenines of this invention into alkaloids. Table 1 illustrates the conversion of a hydrocarbazolenine (V) according to the invention to isostrychninc-I(XII), a known strychnine precursor;

(see The Alkaloids, by Manske and Holmes, vol. II,

page 521, Academic Press, Inc., 1952). Tables 2, 3, 4, and 5 illustrate the conversion of other hydrocarbazolenines according to the invention to dihydrothebainone (XVIII), a known morphine and codeine precursor; [see Gates and Tschudi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 74, 1109 (1952)].

TABLE 1 TABLE 2.-Continued Friedelfirafts ping closmfe pydrolysia of cli'shiolcetal XVIII dihydrothebainone TABLE 3 (1) ester hydrolysis (2) acid cat.

closure x111 (see Table 2) NHgNHg ouble Wolff-Kishner V diazotization (see Table 2) hydrolyis dg hydro'chebainone TABLE 4 Wolff-Kishper XIX (see Table 3) L1A1H hydrolysis Hm, H

XXIII (z-amino ketone SnH reduction fliazotization dihydrothebainone XXIV TABLES 1? 00H "OOH A020 js H XXV H3 Ac 2mm erphtnalic acid TABLE 5.-Continued Friedel-Crafts ring closure XXIX hydrolysis diazotization dihydrothebainone In carrying out the process of the invention, an arylhydrazone as described above is first prepared by reacting a 2-hydroarylhydrazine with a fused hydroaromatic ketone having a vicinal bridgehead-hydrogen, or by any other suitable method such as the Japp-Klingemann reaction. The condensation the hydrazine and the ketone is effected according to the usual procedures for forming hydrazones. Thus the two reagents, advantageously in stoichiometric proportions, are mixed with or Without a solvent or diluent and the mixture gently heated, ad vantageously with the addition of a few drops of glacial acetic acid or like acid catalyst. The arylhydrazone thus formed is then mixed with a large volume of acid solution and the mixture heated, advantageously at the reflux temperature, as required to effect the desired cyclization. The cyclization, besides the desired hydrocarbazolenine, yields the corresponding isomeric hydrocarbazole (except in the case of blocked ketones as explained below) and ammonia. In working up the reaction mixture, advantage can be taken of the basicity of the hydrocarbazolenine in its separation from the non-basic hydrocarbazole. The product hydrocarbazolenine can thus be isolated by removing the solvent, as by distillation, extracting the residue with an inert solvent for the free base (the reaction mixture may be neutralized with sodium hydroxide if necessary or desired to liberate the free base), such as ether, e. g., diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, dibutyl ether, and the like, or a chlorinated hydrocarbon, e. g., chloroform, methylene chloride, chlorobenzene, carbon tetrachloride, and the like, washing the ether or other solvent solution with an akaline solution, e. g., a solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide, as necessary to remove residual acids and salts, and then extracting the wolff-Kishner a 1 cons n g 2 W T H on organic solution with aqueous acid, e. g., aqueous hy drochloric or sulfuric acid. The hydrocarbazolenine is thus taken into the aqueous phase as its salt,- e. g., hydrochloride or sulfate, and can be recovered therefrom either as its salt or, after neutralization, as the free base. The hydrocarbazole, if formed in the reaction, remains in the organic phase. The hydrocarbazolenin'e can be purified if desired by conventional procedures such as vacuum distillation, recrystallization from solvents, or through salt formation.

Glacial acetic acid advantageously can be used as the acid solution, as well as similar alkanoic acids such as propionic acid, butyric acid, and the like. Aqueous or non-aqueous solutions of acetic acid or other acids such as hydrochloric, chloroacetic, dichloroacetic, trichloroacetic, and the like can also be used, suitable non-aqueous solvents being ethanol, benzene, and the like. Other acids also can be used but sometimes, as for example with sulfuric acid, the yield of hydrocarbazolenine relative to hydrocar'bazole is impaired.

The proportions of acid solution to arylhydrazon'e can be varied widely and the resulting mixture can be either homogeneous of heterogeneous. Advantageously a relatively large volume of acid solution, say from about two to about ten volumes per volume of arylhydrazone, is used. Ordinarily within these proportions homogeneous mixtures or solutions are obtained throughout the reaction.

The reaction temperature also can be varied widely. Advantageously, however, the temperature is kept between about seventy degrees centigrade and about 125 degrees centigrade. Ordinarily the atmospheric reflux telnperature of the solution is most convenient. Higher or lower temperatures, say down to about forty degrees centigrade and up to about 175 degrees centigrade, can be used, but at the lower temperatures the time required to complete the reaction is prolonged and at the higher temperatures there is danger of decomposition and side reactions. Also at the higher temperatures super-atmospheric pressure may be required. Advantageously the reaction is conducted under an inert atmosphere such as nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and the like.

When the starting ketone contains a primary or secondary basic amino group such as would result in the formation of a basic hydrocarbazole as a concomitant product with the desired hydrocarbazolenine, separation can be eifected by treating the reaction mixture with an acylating agent, such as acetic anhydride, before the aqueous acid extraction in order to convert the basic amino group to an amide group. The separation of the hydrocarbazolenine can then be made as described above, since the basic tertiary amino group in the B-ring of the hydrocarbazolenine will not be aifected by the acylation. A1- ternatively, the starting ketone can be acylated before it is reacted with the 2-hydroarylhydrazin'e and the resulting arylhydrazone cyclized to form the hydrocarbazolenine. If a tertiary amino group is present in the starting ketone, other methods of separation can be used. Thus the dibasic character of the hydrocarbazolenine, in such case, can be utilized as a basis for separation from the concomitantly produced monobasic hydrocarbazole.

When the ortho position of the starting ketone is blocked by substitution of both hydrogens on the ortho carbon atom, i. e., the carbon atom ortho to the carbonyl group (not including, of course, the bridgehead-carbon which by definition must carry a hydrogen in order for hydr-ocarbazolenine formation to be possible), no concomitant hydrocarbazole formation is possible. Advantage can be taken of this phenomenon to increase the yield of hydrocarbazolenine and to eliminate the need for the separation step. Thus it is possible according to the in- Vention to introduce a protective group, i. e., a blocking group, in the ortho position of such character as may be desirable in the end product, or of such character as may be removed or converted to a more desirable group after the hydrocarbazolenine is formed. For example, deca1in-1,2-dione can be converted to its bis-(phenylhydrazone) which on cyclization can give only the hydrocarbazolenine, 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydro-7-phenylhydrazonobenz[d]4aH-isocarbazole. The 7-phenylhydrazono group can now be removed by interchange with a more active carbonylic compound such as pyruvic acid to give the 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7 octahydro 7 ketobenz[d]4aH isocarbazole. A 7-keto group so introduced can be utilized advantageously in some instances as in the synthesis shown in Table 4, or if desired the 7-keto group can be reduced to a methylene group by a WoliT-Kishner carbonylic reduction to give 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7 octahydrobenz- [d14aH isocarbazole. Other examples may be seen in Tables 3 and 4, spura.

When an arylhydrazone of a starting 2-hydroarylhydra- Zine having one meta substituent is cyclized according to the invention, ordinarily two isomeric hydrocarbazolenines of the invention are produced, the isomerism residing in the position of said substituent in said isomers.

The starting Z-hydroarylhydrazines for use in the process of the invention are generally Well known in the art or can be prepared by conventional methods. Examples of suitable 2-hydroarylhydrazines include phenylhydrazine, piluoro-, p-chloro-, pbromo-, and p-iodophenylhydrazine, o-, m-, and p-nitrophenylhydrazine, 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, o, m-, and p-tolylhydrazine, bromo-oand bromo-p-tolylhydrazines, p-xylylhydrazine, Z-naphthylhydrazine (see Richter-Anschiitz, The Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds, Third English Edition, pages 148 and 618); m-carboxyphenylhydrazine [Willstatter et al., Ann. 418, 127 (1919)]; 3,5-xyiylhydrazine (see C. A. Decennial Index, vols. 3140); 2,4-xylylhydr.azine,

A 1-octalone [Marvel et phenyl-2,4-xylylhydrazine, 2-nitro-p-anisylhydrazine, o nitrobenzyl-m-tolylhydrazine, p- 3-m.ethylcyclohexyl) phenylhydrazine, 3- and 5-ethyl-2,4-dinitrophenylhydra zine, o-ethylphenylhydrazine, 2,3- and 3,5-dichloro-panisylhydrazine, 4-b1omo-l-naphthylhydrazine (see C. A. Decennial Index, vols 21-30); m-anisylhydrazine, p-acetamidophenylhydrazine, paminophenylhydrazine, p-secbutylphenylhydrazine, 5-chloro-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, 4,5-dimeth0xy-3-nitro-o-tolylhydrazine, 2,5- and 3,4- dimethoxyphenylhydrazine, 0-. and m-iodophenylhydrazine, 4-niiro-2-carbethoxyphenylhydrazine, p-styrylphenylhydrazine (see C. A. Decennial Index, vols. 11 20); 2,4- and 3,4-dichlorophenylhydrazine, l-naphthylhydrazine, 3,5-dibromophenylhydrazine, 3,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, oand p-anisylhydrazine (see C. A. Decennial Index, vols. 1-10); p-cyanophenylhydrazine [Weissberger and Porter, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 66, 1851 (1944)]; o-carbomethoxyphenylhydrazine (Mills and Saunders, J. Chem. Soc. 1931, 537); o-diphenylhydrazine (Graebe and Rateanu, Ann. 279, 267); fluorenyl-Z-hydrazine (Diels, Ber. 34, 1762); 4-hydroxyphenylhydrazine (Altschul, J. Prak. Chem. [2] 57, 202); 2-carboxyphenylhydrazine (Fischer, Ber. 13, 680); 2-methylmercaptophenylhydrazine: (Hodgson, J. Chem. Soc. 1928, 1884); 3-hydroxy-4,S-dinitrophenylhydrazine (Borsche, Ber. 54, 676); 4-hydrazinophenoxyacetic acid (Howard, Ber. 30, 548); 4-(2-methylbutyl)- phenylhydrazine (Glattfeld, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 49, 1046); 4-ethoxyphenylhydrazine (Stoltz, Ber. 25, 1663; D. R. P. 68, 159); 3-hydroxy-4-sulfophenylhydrazihe (Beil. XV, 648). See Beilstein, vol. XV, especially Systems 2068 to 2076, 2078 and 2080.

The fused hydroaromatic ketones which may be employed to produce the starting hydrazones of the present invention are generally known in the art or can be prepared by the procedures hereinafter set forth.

Examples of known ketones according to the invention are cis-hydrindan-4-one (Hiickel and Schliiter, Ber. 67, 2107) 1- a,e-dimethylhexyl -8-methylhydrindan-4-one (Windaus et al., Ann. 533, 118, 127); l-(ot-carboxyethyn- 8-methylhydrindan-4-one [Windaus and Thiele, Ann. 521, 160 (1936)]; 1-(c me-trimethyl-B-hexenyl)-8-methy1hydrindan-4-one [Peak, Nature 140, 280 (1937)]; cisand trans-l-decalone; 3-butyl-4-propyl-trans-A -1-octalo1ie (Marvel et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 61, 2003, 2007); 2- methyl-1-decalone (Cook and Lawrence, J. Chem. Soc. 1937, 817 et seq.); 3-methyl-A -1-octalone and B-met-hyll-decalone (Barrett et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1935, 1065 et seq.); 2-(N-methylanilinomethyl)-1-decalo-ne (Birch and Robinson, J. Chem. Soc. 1944, 501); 2,10-diphenyl-4-hydroxy-A l-hexalone, 2,10-diphenyl-4-hydroxy-A -l-decalone, 2,8,10-triphenyl-4-hydroxy-A -l-hexalone (Allen et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 66, 1617); 10-methyl-7-acetyl-1- decalone and 10-methyl-7-cinnamoyl-l-decalone (Ruzicka et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 14, 1132, 1149 et seq.); A -1-octalone and A -6,. -dimethyl-l-octalone [Bartlett and Woods, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 62, 2933 (1940)]; 3-methy1-4-propylal., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 61, 2003 (1939)]; 7-isopropylidene-IO-methyl-l-decalone [Ruzicka et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 14, 1178 (1931)]; 7-isopropyl-10- methyl-l-decalone [Takagi, J. Pharm. Soc. Japan, 509, 539 (1924)]; 7-carboxy-10-methyhl-decalone [Ruzicka et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 14, 1132 (1931)]; 3-isopropenyl- 5,10-dimethyl-l-decalone (Gillam, J. Chem. Soc. 1941,

60); and 3-isopropyl-5,10-dimethyl-1-decalone (Bradfield, J. Chem. Soc. 1938, 767).

Examples of more complex known ketones according to the invention are 2,4b-dimethy1-7-acetoxy-A -dodecahydrophenanthren-l-one [Koster and Logemann, Ber. 73, 299' 1940) 2,4b-dirnethyl-7-hydrOXy-M -dodecahydrophenanthren-l-one [Sen and Mondal, J. Ind. Chem. Soc. 5, 609 (1928)]; cholestan-6-one, cholestan-7-one, 7-

' ketocholesten-S, 7-ketocholestadien-3,5, 7-ketocholestanyl acetate, 6-bromo-7-ketocholestane, 3,12-dihydroxy-7-ketocholanic acid, 6-ketocholestanyl acetate, 3-hydroxy-6- ketocholanic acid, 2-carbomethoxy-2-meth yl-7-methoxy- 15 1,2,3,4,4a,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthren-l-one, and other polycyclic ketones (see Fieser and Fieser, Natural Products Related to Phenanthrene, Third Edition, Reinhold Publishing Corp., N. Y.); A -3-( l-cyclohexenyD-M-loctalone (Jones, J. Chem. Soc. 1942, 393); 1 keto 7 methoxy 1,2,3,4,4a,9,10,10a octahydrophenanthrene (Robinson and Walker, J. Chem. Soc. 1936, 747); 9 keto A dodecahydrophenanthrene, 2 methoxy 6 keto Alfifiauumm) decahydrochrysene and 3 keto 7 methoxy 1,2,3,9,10,11 hexahydro 1,2 cyclopentenophenanthrene (Rapson and Robinson, 1. Chem. Soc. 1935, 1285); 6 keto M dodecahydrochrysene (Robinson and Peak, J. Chem. Soc. 1936,

759); A octalin 1,6 dione and A methyloctalin 1,6 dione (U. S. 2,674,627).

Other starting ketones which can be prepared by the procedures of the prior art as exemplified by the prior art citations given above are: 8-chloro-1-decalone, cyano-l-decalone, 4,7-dimethoxy-l-decalone, 4-acetoxy-1- decalone, 4-carboxy-1-decalone, 7-nitro-1-deca1one, 3- nitro-l-decalone, 2-methyl-A -1-octalone, 4-carbeth-oxymethyl-l-decalone, 4-bromo-l-decalone, 4-cyano-1-decalone, 4-acetyl-1-decalone, 7-amino-1-decalone, 7-benzamido 1 decalone, 4-(1'-ketoethyl)-l-decalone-1-ethylene glycol ketal [4-(Z-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-1-decalone], decalone-1,3-dione, and 7-carboxymethyl-1-decalone.

The following preparations are illustrative of additional fused hydroaromatic ketones having a vicinal bridgeheadhydrogen and procedures for their preparation, but are not to be construed as limiting.

PREPARATION 1 the presence of Raney nickel (W-7) plus a trace of sodium hydroxide and at a temperature of about 100 to 125 degrees centigrade to form 4-hydroxyoctahydroindole. Treatment of this compound with a slight molecular excess of acetic anhydride in absolute methanol at about room temperature produces N-acetyl-4-hydroxyoctahy- I droindole, which is then taken up in benzene or methylene chloride, and oxidized with an aqueous solution of sodium dichromate acidified with acetic acid and sulfuric acid, as more particularly set forth in Preparation 13, at a temperature of between about five and ten degrees centigrade I to form N-acetyl-4-ketooctahydroindole.

PREPARATION 2 By treatment with dilute alkali N-acetyl-4-ketooctahydroindole is hydrolyzed to 4-ketooctahydroindole.

PREPARATION 3 Following the procedure of Preparation 1, 7-methoxyindole (Blaikie and Perkin, loc. cit.) is similarly converted "to N-acetyl-7-ketooctahydroindol'e which can be hydrolyzed as in Preparation 2 to 7-ketooctahydroindole.

PREPARATION 4 Reacting the compound of Preparation 2 and the corresponding 7-ketooctahydroindo1e with an alkyl halide, e. g., methyl iodide, ethyl bromide, isopropyl bromide, octyl bromide, or with a substituted alkyl halide, e. g.. ethyl bromoacetate, fi-bromoacetonitrile, methyl fl-bromopropionate, etc., produces the corresponding N-substituted ketooctahydroindoles. These compounds are also ob 1 tained by substituting the acetic anhydride of Preparations 1 and 3 by the above halides.

PREPARATION 5 Reacting o-hydroxyphthalic anhydride [Bentley, Robinson and Weizmann, J. Chem. Soc. 91, 111 (1907)] with ammonia produces o-hydroxyphthalimide which is converted, by reduction with lithium aluminum hydride, to 4-hydroxyisoindoline which is then hydrogenated by the procedure of Preparation 1 to form 4-hydroxyoctahydroisoindole. This compound is then oxidized by the Oppenauer method to 4-ketooctahydroisoindole.

By substituting the ammonia by primary amines such as methylamine, ethylamine, isobutylamine, Z-ethylhexylamine, and like lower-alkyl amines, benzylamine, cyclohexylamine, aniline, 2-aminopyridine, 2-furylamine, furfurylamine, ethanolamine, and the like, 4-ketooctahydroisoindoles N-substituted by the corresponding unchanged, or hydrogenated, and/or oxidized radicals are obtained.

4-ketooctahydroisoindole can also be acylated with acetic anhydride, or the like, either before or after the oxidation. In the former case, the chromic acid oxidation of Preparation 1 can be used instead of the Oppenauer method.

PREPARATION 6 Hydrogenating 4-hydroxybenzofuran [Reichstein and Hirt, Helv. Chim. Acta 16, 121 (1933)] with hydrogen in the presence of palladium on asbestos at about degrees centigrade (or Raney nickel in the presence of a. trace of alkali as in Preparation 1) produces 4-hydroxy octahydrobenzofuran which is converted, upon oxidation by the procedure of Preparation 1, to 4-ketooctahydrobenzofuran.

PREPARATION 7 Substituting 7-hydroxybenzofuran obtained by decarboxylating 2-carboxy-7-hydroxybenzofuran [Reichstein and Griissner, Helv. Chim. Acta 16, 555 (1933)] for the 4-hydroxybenzofuran in the reactions described in Preparation 6 above produces 7-ketooctahydrobenzofuran.

PREPARATION 8 Reacting the o-hydroxyphthalimide described in Preparation 5 with a mixture of zinc and copper in the presence of sodium hydroxide produces, along with the other isomer, the disodium salt of 3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethylbenzoic acid which, upon acidification with hydrochloric acid, is converted to 4-hydroxyisobenzofuran-3-one. 4-hydroxyisobenz0furan-3-one is reacted with methyl magnesium bromide to produce 1,1-dimethyl-4-hydroxyisobenzofuran [see Ludwig, Ber. 40, 3060 (1907)] which is converted, upon hydrogenation with hydrogen in the presence of platinum, to 1,1-dimethyl4-hydroxyoctahydroisobenzofuran. Oxidation of 1,1-dimethyl-4-hydroxyoctahydroisobenzofuran with chromic acid in the man- 1:7 tier described in Preparation, 1;, produces 1,1-dimethyl-4- ketooctahydroisobenzofuran.

Similarly, the disodium salt of 2-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethylbenzoic acid is;converted by the same reactions to 1,1-dimethyl-7-ketooctahydroisobenzofuran.

PREBARATION 9 PREPARATION 10 Substituting 7-keto-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothionaphthene as starting material in the reactions described in Preparation 9 above produces 7-ketooctahydrothionaphthene and the corresponding, sulfioxide, andi sulfone.

REPARAT ON Substi g -.k r4, r ahydx isothion phthe [Steinlgopf et al., Ann, 536., 128 (1 938)] in the reactions deec bed in Preparation 9 above produces 4-ketooctahycorresponding su lfoxide anddrois othionaphthene and the sulfone.

PREPARATION 12 Acetylation of 7-amino-4-hydroxythionaphthene (Fieser and Kennelly, loc. cit.) with acetic anhydride produces 7-acetamido-4-acetoxythionaphthene which is then hydrolyzed to 7-acetamido-4-hydroxythionaphthene under mildly alkaline hydrolysis conditions. Methylation of this latter compound with dimethyl sulfate produces 7- acetamido-4-methoxythionaphthene which is hydrolyzed under strong alkaline conditions to 7-amino-4-methoxythionaphthene, which can also be prepared directly from 7-amino-4rhydroxythionaphthene by treatment of the latter compound with diazomethane. Diazotization of this compound followed by acidification with dilute sulfuric acid produces 4.-methoxy-7-hydroxythionaphthene, which is hydrogenated in. the presence of hydrogen and a large amount of platinum catalyst to 4-methoxy-7-hydroxyoctahydrothionaphthene, which is then oxidized by the Oppenauer oxidation to 4-methoxy-7-ketooctahydrothionaphthene.

The sulfoxide and sulfone are tion-9.

prepared as in Prepara- PREPARATION 13 Q It three. atmospheres, pressure, in the presence, of one gram of Adamslmatalyst. When, thetheoretical two molar equivalents of hydrogen had been: taken up, the. hydro.- genationwas stopped, the catalyst removed, and, thesolvent distilled. at-,reduced,pressure. The residue. of S-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoouinoline was dissolvedlin 140 milliliters. of hot methanol and 25 milliliters of acetic anhydride was added in small portions. After heating for one-half hour, the solvent was. distilled at, reduced pressure and the residue dissolved in the dilute sodium hydroxide, stirred with decolori zing charcoal, filtered, and. the Nac etylfirhydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline was precipitated withhydrpchloric acid. Theprecipitated product, after drying, weighed 18.3 grams and melted at 172 to 174 .degrees.centigrade.

A mixture of 95.5 grams of N-aeetyl-ihydroxy:1,2,34 tetrahydroisoquinoline, produced according to the above procedure, three sodium hydroxide pellets, about fifteen to. twenty grams. of Raney nickel catalyst, and 3 50- mi1lilitersof absolutelethanol was shakenat, 120, degrees centis ade t an? tiallhyd a e p essu e 00 o s per square inch at room. temperature. When the theoretical three moles of hydrogen hadbeen absorbed, the hydrogen was removed, the catalyst filtered oif and the solvent distilled, leaving a residueof 82 grams of N-acetyl- S-hydroxydecahydroisoquinoline boiling at 163 to 166 degrees centigrade at between 0.20 and 0 .25 millimeter of mercury pressure.

To the above 82 grams of N acetyl-5-hydroxydecahydroisoquinoline dissolved in 430 milliliters of thiophenefree. benzenewas. added dropwise at six to eight degrees centigrade. a solution of 43.5 grams of sodium dichrom'ate" dihydrate in sixty milliliters of concentrated sulfuric acid,

185 milliliters of water, and34 milliliters of glacial. acetic acid. The addition. took one hour. Stirring and cooling were continuedfor, minutes thereafter, after which. the mixture was permitted to warm to room temperature: The reaction mixture was neutralized with aqueous arnmonia and the reaction product extracted with diethyl ether. The ether layer was separated and, the aqueous layer extracted several times. with ether which was added tothe separated, ether layer. The combined; ether extracts were washed suceessi-vely with an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, an aqueous sodium chloride solution, and finally dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. The ether was distilled leaving a residue of sixty grams of N- acetyl-S-ketodecahydroisoquinoline, distilling at 154 to 157 degrees centigrade at 0.7n1illimeter of mercury pressure.

PREPARATION 14 (H) eoons N A mixture of 209 grams of 8.-hydroxyquinoline, five sodium hydroxide pellets, and about 250 milliliters of ab, solute ethanol. was hydrogenated in the presence of Raney nickel catalyst at an initial pressure of 2000 pounds per square inch at room'ternperature. The temperature, was gradually raised to sixty degrees. Centigrade Where hydro genation commenced and to degreesv where. it was complete after four hours, The temperature was raised to degrees centigrade to ensure complete hydrogena tion, but no further uptake of hydrogen occurred. After removal of catalyst by filtration, the solution was distilled, giving grams of 8-hydroxydecahydroquinoline boiling at 104 degrees centigrade at one millimeter of mercury pressure. This compound, a clear viscous oil, gradually crystallized on standing. i Following the acetylation and oxidation procedures descr1bed in Preparation 13, two fifty-gram portions of the thus-produced 8-hydroxydecahydroquinoline were sepa rately converted to about 43 grams each of crude N- acetyl-8-hydroxydecahydroquinoline which was oxidized without purification to N-acetyl-S-ketodecahydroquinoline. The combined yield of N acetyl 8 ketodedecahydroquinoline, distilling at 150 to 161 degrees centigrade at a pressure of between 0.4 and one millimeter of mercury, was 34 grams. The ketone is a thick oil exhibiting a strong carbonyl band at 5.79 microns and a stronger amide band at 6.16 micorns.

Similarly, S-hydroxyquinoline is converted to N-acetyl- -ketodecahydroquinoline and 8-hydroxyisoquinoline is converted to N-acetyl-S-ketodecahydroisoquinoline.

By hydrolyzing the N-acetyl group with dilute aqueous alkali or acid, there are obtained 8-ketodecahydroquinoline, 5-ketodecahydroquinoline, and 8-ketodecahydroisoquinoline, which can be alkylated if desired by the procedure of Preparation 4.

Treatment of the above S-hydroxydecahydroquinoline with an alkyl halide, e. g., methyl iodide, ethyl bromide, allyl chloride, benzyl chloride, octyl bromide, etc., produces the corresponding N-substituted-S-hydroxydecahydroquioline, which can then be oxidized to the N-substituted-8-ketodecahydroquinoline.

PREPARATION 15 Hydrogenation of 8-hydroxyquinoline with hydrogen in the presence of platinum oxide produces S-hydroxy- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline. Treatment of this compound with benzoyl chloride produces the N-benzoyl derivative which is converted with phosphorous pentachloride to 2 -hydroxy 6-('y-chloropropyl)-benzanilide. Saponification of the N-benzoyl group and diazotization of the thusproduced free amino group produces 3-('y-chloropropyl)- catechol which is cyclized with sodium hydroxide to 3,4- dihydro 8 hydroxy-1,2-benzopyran. This compound is then hydrogenated and oxidized by the procedure of Preparation 1 to 8-ketooctahydro-1,2-benzopyran. Similarly, S-hydroxyquinoline is converted to S-ketooctahydro- 1,2-benzopyran.

PREPARATION 16 A mixture of eighteen grams of 2-hydroxymethylene-1- decalone [Johnson and Posvic, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 69, 1361 (1947], 40.5 grams of ethylene-bis-p-toluenethiosulfonate (prepared by the reaction of ethylene bromide and potassium p-tolylthiosulfonate according to the pro cedure of Chivers and Smiles, J. Chem. Soc. 1928, 697), sixty grams of potassium acetate, and 650 milliliters of absolute ethanol was refluxed for six hours in a nitrogen atmosphere. The solvent was then removed at reduced pressure with heating on a steam bath. The residue was dissolved in a mixture of diethyl ether and water. A small quantity of crystals melting at 201 to 204 degrees centigrade was filtered ofi. The ether solution was sepa rated, washed successively with a five percent aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, then with water until the washes were neutral, then with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, and finally dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The ether was distilled, and the residue was recrystallized from methanol to give eleven grams of the 2-ethylene glycol dithioketal of 1,Z-diketodecahydronaphthalene melting at 96 to 97 degrees centigrade as the first crop and 3.5 grams as the second crop.

'AnaZysis.-Calculated for (1 1-1 08 2; C, 59.50; H, 7.48. Found: c, 59.48; H, 7.27.

'20 PREPARATION 17 Hydrogenation of 7-methyl-9-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophenanthren 1 one [Ruzicka and Waldmann, Helv. Chim. Acta 15, 907-14 (1932)] with Raney nickel catalyst produces 1 hydroxy 7 methyl 9 methoxytetradecahydrophenanthrene which, when oxidized with chromic acid, produces 7 methyl 9-methoxy-tetradecahydrophenanthren-l-one.

PREPARATION 18 glycol ketal of 4-hydroxy-l-hydrindanone with N-bromoacetamide in the presence of pyridine produces hydrindane-1,4-dione-1-ethylene glycol ketal.

PREPARATION 19 O S H N-CH:

OOOCHa Quaternization of S-hydroxyisoquinoline with methyl iodide followed by hydrogenation at low pressure with a platinum catalyst, produces S-hydroxy-N-methyl-l,2,3,4- tetrahydroisoquinoline. Iodination of this. latter compound by the; procedure of Haworth and Perkin, J. Chem. Soc. 127, 1434 (1925) produces 5-hydroxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline methiodide, which when reacted with sodium cyanide, followed by hydrolysis with sulfuric acid, is converted to 5-hydroxy-N-methyl-l-carboxy-l,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline. This latter compound is then reduced with hydrogen at high pressure in the presence of Raney nickel catalyst to 5-hydroxy-N-methyl-l-carboxydecahydroisoquinoline, which is then oxidized with chromic acid to S-keto-N-methyl-1-carboxydecahydroisoquinoline.

Esterification of the carboxy group with diazomethane followed by condensation of the esterified compound with sodium methoxide and ethyl formate produces 5-keto-6- formyl-N-methyl-l carbomethoxydecahydroisoquinoline. This compound, when reacted with ethylene-bis-p-toluenethiosulfonate in the presence of sodium acetate, produces 5,6 diketo-N-methyl-1-carbomethoxydecahydroisoquinoline-G-ethylene glycol dithioketal,

ii xvgi 2:1; 22 rannplsmrlomaqs serrated wi lnat il dium 'i talysmofitamin hyd cuzox 'p n whic to 155-5; v W i. H ni ousaciiand sulfnrie acid' (diazotization), s-c r ve, e 5 d hydro v-2ti 5- et yd o :benz xapi T is 5 mpo nd; aw I d o ena ed wit 12 dium; on: char-- Ne-000E coal at about 65 degrees centigrade and then with plat num nracct qidiori with kancy ck nsiwai a 00 OH man asin iPr epar t qn 1);- o r yd oxydeqa ydro r benzoxapin which isihem oxidi ed by h pt ednreiof. Methylation of 5-hydroxy1soqu1nohne roduces S-mcthoxyisoquinoline which is converted by the Reissert re- Preparauon1togketodecahydro'lbenzoxapm' action to 1 cyano-5imethoxyisoquinolinei Hydrolysis of liiREPARATIOIIE this nitrilei produces 1+carboxy-ivmethoxyisoquinoline. 0 Demethylationiof" the latten by ethervhydrolysis-produces- V 1+carboxy-5hydroxyisoquinoline; Hydrogenation of this 15, latter compound at: low pressure, with platinum catalyst followed by acetylation of the hydrogenation product with i acetic anhydride, produces s hydroxy-lrcarboxy-N-acetyl- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline. Raney nickel catalyzed 5 -,k t 12 1;5tt h d -3gben thj i Bragg and. high pressure hydrogenation of this compound produces v Weiss baeh Ber. 62;;24'1'6 (1929),1;isreducedby',thelwolffs 5 hydroxy 1 carboxy-N-acetyldecahydroisoquinoline Ki h g p b d andih en sulfonat edfto plpdl l pe 9.s u 1f which is converted, upon oxidation with chromic acid, 1,2;45 tetrah dm-3 benzothiepin which m ma conto S-keto-1-carboxy-Nacetyldecahydroisoquinoline. verted to the "corresponding 9 hy droxy compound al-' PREPARATIONJZI a-li tusie T-he;r'esi1lt g 9-hy oxy LZAfi-mmhwirw 3: benzoth1ep n 1s hydrogenated withat leasttwqxqurva: f lents of platinumand then oxidizedwith,ialulninunr isopropoxide inacetone' to the desired'6-ketodecahydro-3 benzothiepin.

The sulfoxide and sulfone are prepared by further oxidation with hydrogen peroxide by the usual procedure.

PREPARATION Hydrogenation of ethyl c-resorcylate with. onemole ofv hydrogen in the. presence, ofRaney nickel catalyst and. so ium hydroxide. pl'qd ccs 5tarbflhoxywyclohcxme1,3: ime. Condens tion of nylamine with. 5-carbeth xy cycIohexane-LIi-dione produces 2,-(.2;aminoe,thy1)-5 -carbethoxy cyclohexane-l ,3rdionewh,ich immediately cyplizes and is converted, upon hydrogenation, with, one, mole} of hydrogen at low pressure in the presence o a Platinum 40 6+ketodecahydro-2-benzoth1ep1nandsthecorresponding catalyst, to 4-keto-6acarbethoxy'octah-ydroindole. sulfox'ldfi 1. are P p y the Procedure Preparation; 24 from; 1,4,5,9a-tetrahydro-2-benzgothiepin 2 [v. Braun, Ber. 58, 2165; 1925 )1. if PREPARATION 2 6, 0 0,0 CH3 s-rnrmethoxybenzylthioglycolic acid is, cyclized by-Frie ei-C fts ring closure ing hy r gnwfluoridefor other Friedel-Crafts catalyst [Ben 56, 16421 (1923;); Ben, 62, 2416 (1929)]; to form 4 kem 5 methoxyisothiochroman 2,3,4,S-tetrahydrml-benzazeprne [v. Braun, Per. 40, With or without theseparation, oi the7-tnethoxy isomer, R (19 1 acetylatpeq Y 'acetlc, E f and srmelthoxyis-othiqcvhmman is Obtaincd by awolflfKi-shnel. mtrated withanurctureof mtnc and sulfuric acids t o pr reduction with hydrazina hydmlysl-s with-acid or -duce N-acetyl9-n1troQ;3,4,5-tetrahydro:lrbenzazepinet in, uminum hl rid f ll wed by hydrogenation. withla large, ,Wlth -F excess of platmum, 5- y misp h NeaQq y g' l 'ga3 4:5-W I E Yd T Il 3ZP. l1' obtained. This compound is then oonilertqdi to i-kotoi hy-drgggmitcd"vylthplatmum on CharQOaI'am-1thQ1-IQSuItT hexahydmisothiochmman by an oppenauer oxidfibm mg a mrne diazotlzed to the 9-hydroxy compound. The The sfmfmethoxybenzylthioglycolic acid is prepareid by 0 result ng N-acetyl-9-hydroxy-2,iiAirtetrahydro-l-benzazereacting m methoxybenzyl bromide [wemdwardg I" Am pine is then perhydrogenated with platinurn m acetic acid Chem soc" 62, 148i (19440)] with methylhthioglygqlte (or with Raney nickel and a trace of alkali as in Preparain potassium hydmxide Solution, iouowedby acid tron 1), and then oxidized by the procedure of Preparadrolysis of the resulting esten Hon 1 to N-acetyl-9-ketodecahydro-l-benzazepme.

If des1red, the N-acetyl group can now be hydrolyzed PREPARATION 23, to give 9-ketodecahydr -1-benzazepine, which in turn 0 can be alkylated as in Preparation 4. PREPARATION 27 0 CH 0 on, u I u F09+H 5-keto-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-Lbenzoxapin [Powell and An- T l v -H derson, J. Am. Chem. $00.53,, 8111i (1931)] is nitrated with a mixture of nitric and sulfuric. acid ,and then hydro Q5;

4,6-diketo-a,5,9a-trimethyl-2,3,4,6,7,8,9,9a-octahydro-3- benzaz'epine-7-acetic acid U. Gen. Chem. (USSR), 4, 1407-14 (1934); C. A. 29, 3682] is hydrogenated with palladium on charcoal (or zinc in acetic acid) to form 4,6 diketo a,5,9a trimethyldecahydro-3-benzazepineacetic acid.

If desired, the reaction mixture can be treated with chromic acid as in Preparation 1 to reoxidize any hydroxyls which may have been formed.

PREPARATION 28 PREPARATION 29 1 keto ,-.8. methoxy 1,2,3,4,11,12-hexahydrochrysene [Chuang, Ber. 70, 858 (1937)] is hydrogenated with ten percent palladium charcoal to give 1-keto-8-methoxy- 1,2,3,4,4a,11,12,12a-octahydrochrysene.

PREPARATION 30 9-keto1,2,3,9,10,10a-hexahydropyrene [Bachmann and Edgerton, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 62, 2970 (1940)] is hydrogenated with Raney nickel plus a trace of alkali, and

then oxidized with chromic acid, both by the procedures of Preparation 1, to give 9-ketohexadecahydropyrene.

PREPARATION 31 24 PREPARATION 32 7-(1'-ketoethyl)-4a-methyl-1-decalone [Ruzicka, Helv.- Chim. Acta 14, 1132, 1178 (1931)] is refluxed with acetone ethylene glycol ketal in an inert solvent such as benzene in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid to produce 7-(1-ketoethyl)-4a-methyl-l-decalone-a-ethylene glycol ketal.

' PREPARATION 33 By the procedure of Preparation 32, 1,3-diketodecahydronaphthalene-3-ethylene glycol ketal is obtained from 1,3-diketodecahydronaphthalene [Ruzicka, Helv. Chim. Acta 14, 1151 (1931)].

PREPARATION 34 l-anfino-S-cyanonaphthalene [Cason, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 63, 828 (1941)] is hydrolyzed by refluxing in aqueous alcoholic sodium hydroxide to l-amino-S-carboxynaphthalene. The amino group is then diazotized to 1- hydroxy-S-carboxynaphthalene which, after esterification with diazomethane, is hydrogenated by Raney nickel plus a trace of alkali and oxidized with chromic acid, both by the procedures given in Preparation 1, to form the methyl ester of S-carboxyl-l-decalone.

PREPARATION 35 1 hydroxy 4 carbomethoxydecahydronaphthalene [Arnold, I. Am. Chem. Soc. 66, 208 (1944)] is oxidized with chromic acid by the procedure of Preparation 1 to give 4-carbomethoxy-l-decalone.

PREPARATION 36 By acid hydrolysis of the acetyl group of l-acetamido- 4-nitro-5-carboxynaphthalene [Ekstrand, J. Prakt. Chem. [27] 38, 244 (1888)] and diazotization of the resulting amino group, there is obtained 1-hydroxy-4-nitro-5-carboxynaphthalene which, after esterification with diazomethane, is hydrogenated with Raney nickel plus a trace of alkali by the procedure given in Preparation 1 to 4-amino-5-carbomethoxy-l-decalol. This compound is then acylated with acetic anhydride to protect the amino group and then oxidized with chromic acid by the procedure in Preparation 1 to give 4-acetamido-4-carbomethoxy-l-decalone.

A concomitant product is the corresponding lactam which may be separated by means of an acid wash or vacuum distillation.

By means of alkali or acid hydrolysis, the 4-acetamido- S-carbomethoxy-l-decalone is converted to 4-amino-5- carboxy-l-decalone.

PREPARATION 37 CHaCO-IL'- duced with lithium aluminum hydride to form G-hydroxydecahydroEcdlindole which is converted to N-acetyl-6- ketodecahydrobenzl cdlindole by the procedure of Preparation 1. i i

This compound camber hydrolyzed to give 6-ketodecahydrobenzicdfindole which, if desired, can be alkylated by the procedure of Preparation 4 to give N-substituted 6-ketodecahydrobenz[cd]indoles.

PREPARATION, 38

By the procedure of Preparation 30, 6-carboxy-1- naphthol (Butler and Royal, J. Chem. Soc. 123, 1653-4) is converted to o-carboxyd-d'ecalone and 6-carbometh0xyl-naphthol to 6-carbomethoxy-l-decalone.

PREPARATIQNI 3-9 The lactone of 1-nitro-4-hydroxy-5-carboxynaphthalene (Ekstrand, loc. cit.) is. hydrogenated with a platinum catalyst and the l-aminot, group, thus formed diazotized Atl'nixture of 30.4 grams: of. transaL-decalone and. 21.6. grams oi phenylhydrazine. washeated slightly-above room temperature: for: about: ten minutes in the. presence of a-fiew: drops. ofacetic. acid. a To theuthus-produced phenyla hydrazone of a-decalone. was: added 350 milliliters. of: glacial aceticacidand the solution was refluxed for about two hours-under nitrogen. The glacial, acetic acidxwas distilled. at reduced pressure andthe' residue. was mixed with; ether and aqueous sodium hydroxide. The, ether solution waswashed with dilute hydrochlorieacid. From theetherlayer. .was. isolated about three. grams of 1'- decalone, and. 7.3, grams. of a:thick oilwhich distilled when heated in an oil bath at 175 to 210 degreescentigradeat 0.6v millimeter-of mercuryrpressure and consisted of 1,2,3,4,4a, 5,6,11b-octahydro-ll-henzolalcarba- 201:2. The: desired hydrocarbazolenine,which is. isomeric with: the. above hydrocarbazole, was isolated.- from k the.

aqueous acid phase as follows:

The dilutehydrochloric acid, wash was: made alkaline and extracted with ether.

The ether solutionwas dried,

1 pressure.

vaclillmdistilled to to, lQdegrees, centigrade at 0.4 millimeter of mercury on. standing, was recrystallized, from, cyclohexaneland melted at 74 to 75.5 degrees Centigrade,

Analysis. -Calcul ated for C H N: C, 85.3; H, 8.49. Found: C, 85.3; H, 8.56.

The picrate (yellow) melted at 189.5, to-191.5 degrees centigrade.

Analysis-Calculated for C H N O C, 58.2; H, 4.89. Found: C, 58.5; H, 5.18. i

The hydrochloride, prepared by passing gaseous hydrogen chloride into an acetonesolution of the hydrocarbazolenine, melted at 225 degrees centigrade with decomposition when p1aced-ina melting bath at 210 degrees centigrade.

Analysis.-Calculated for C H C1N: C, 73.6; H, 7.70. Found: C, 73.86; H, 7.75'.

The methiodide, prepared by adding methyl iodide to an ethyl acetate solution of the hydrocarbazolenine, melted at 224 to 225.5 degrees centigrade.

By substituting cis-ledecalone for the above trans-1- decalone, there is obtained 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydrobenzEdJ-4aH-isocarbazole identical with that above.

described of concentrated sulfuric acid, and the solution Was heated.

at reflux. temperature for two hours. A solution consisting-of thirty gramsxofi sodium hydroxide and 75 milliliters. of waterwas added, and the solvent was removed in vacuo on. a steam bath. The resulting residue was then worked up. as described, in, Example 1 to obtain 2.5 grams, of 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7 octahydrobenz[d]-4aH-isocarbazole, and twelve grams of the isomeric hydrocarbazole.

EXAMPLE 3 Y 9-m h0 y- ,2.3. .4 .5, Fwm y nzEdi-44H- isocarbazole Following the procedure described. in Example 1, twenty grams of o-methoxyphenylhydra zine was reacted with 22 grams of trans-l-decalone to produce thefomethoxyphenylhydrazone oftrans-l-decalone; The latter was cyclized in the same manner as described in Example 1 to produce a mixture which when worked up as' described in Example 1 yielded 3.4 grams of unreacted l-decalone, 10.4 grams of the isomeric hydrocarbazole, and fourteen grams of 9-methoxy-1,2,3,4,4a; 5,6,7-octahydrobenzlid]-4aH-isocarbazole which distilled The hydrocarbazolenine, which crystallized.

when heated in an oil bath at 170 to 185 degrees centigrade, at a pressure of 0.1 to 0.2 millimeter of mercury.

The hydrocarbazolenine, after recrystallization from a Analysis.-Calc. for C H N O C, 57.1; H, 5.02;

N, 11.57. Found: C, 56.9; H, 4.92; N, 10.95, 12.03.

A crystalline methiodide was also obtained.

EXAMPLE 4 ('JOCH: N

To ten grams of N-acetyl-S-ketodecahydroisoquinoline was added 5.6 grams of freshly distilled phenylhydrazine. There was an immediate evolution of heat. Fifteen milliliters of glacial acetic acid was added and after five minutes, the solution was cooled and the flask scratched to produce crystallization. The crystals were separated by centrifuging the mixture and were washed with a little glacial acetic acid followed by anhydrous ethanol. There was thus obtained 13.1 grams of the phenylhydrazone of N-acetyl--ketodecahydroisoquinoline melting with decomposition at 225 to 234 degrees centigrade. After two digestions with anhydrous ethanol, the product weighed 12.7 grams and melted with decomposition at 236 to 238 degrees centigrade.

Analysis.Calc. for C H N O: C, 71.6; H, 8.13; N, 14.72. Found: C, 72.04; H, 8.18; N, 14.41.

Following the procedure described in Example 1, a mixture consisting of the phenylhydrazone of N-acetyl- S-ketodecahydroisoquinoline dissolved in glacial acetic acid was heated at reflux temperature for about two hours. The thus-produced 3-acetyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydropyridl3,4-dJ-4aH-isocarbazole was freed of solvent by distillation at reduced pressure and isolated by the work-up procedure described in Example 1; the compound distilled at an oil bath temperature of 210 to 225 degrees centigrade at a pressure of 0.3 to 0.5 millimeter of mercury. Some of the isomeric hydrocarbazole was also produced in the reaction and was obtained from the ether wash.

The picrate (yellow) of 3-acetyl-9-methoxy-1,2,3,4,4a, 5,6,7-octahydropyrid[3,4-d]-4aH-isocarbazole was prepared.

Analysis.Calc. for C23H23N503: C, H, N, 14.09. Found: C, 55.6; H, 4.90; N, 14.0.

The picrate of the isomeric hydrocarbazole was also prepared. It has a dark, reddish brown color. Generally speaking, the picrates of the hydrocarbazolenines of the invention are yellow, while the picrates of the isomeric, concomitantly-produced hydrocarbazoles are dull red or brown.

The B-acetyl 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7 octahydropyrid[3,4-d]- 4aH-isocarbazole can be deacetylated by heating in dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide. The 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7- octahydropyrid[3,4-d]-4aH-isocarbazole thus obtained can, if desired, be alkylated by the procedure of Preparation 4 to give the corresponding N-substituted-l,2,3,4, 4a,5,6,7-octahydropyrid[3,4-d]-4aH-isocarbazole.

28 EXAMPLE 5 1-acetyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-0ctahydropyrid [3,2-d] 4aH-isocarbaz0le Following the procedure described in Example 1, ten

grams of N-acetyl-8-ketodecahydroquinoline and 5.5 grams of phenylhydrazine were converted to the phenylhydrazone of N-acetyl-8-ketodecahydroquinoline, which was then cyclized in glacial acetic acid to produce 1- acetyl l,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7 octahydropyrid[3,2 d] 4aH- isocarbazole which distilled, at a pressure of 0.5 to 1.0 millimeter of mercury, when heated in an oil bath at 155 to 180 degrees centigrade.

EXAMPLE 7 7-ket0-1 ,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydrobenz [d] -4aH-is0- carbazole 7-ethylene glycol dithioketal i l l Following the procedure described in Example 1, six grams of the 2-ethylene glycol dithioketal of 1,2-diketo decahydronaphthalene and 2.7 grams of phenylhydrazine were heated on a steam bath with four drops of acetic acid for fifteen minutes. There was then added an additional milliliters of glacial acetic acid and the mixture was refluxed for two hours. The work-up procedure of Example 1 yielded 4.3 grams of starting ketone, and

0.8 gram of 7-keto-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydrobenz[d]-- 4aH-isocarbazole 7-ethylene glycol dithioketal melting without recrystallization at 153 to 155 degrees centigrade, and at 155 to 155.8 degrees centigrade after recrystallization from ethanol, and soluble in moderately strong hy-- drochloric acid.

Analysis.-Calculated for C H NS C, 68.5; H, 6.72.,

Found: C, 68.6; H, 6.86.

The yellow picrate, after recrystallization from ethanol, melted with decomposition at 163 to 164 degrees centigrade.

Analysis..Calc. for C H N O S C, 53.0; Found: C, 53.04; H, 4.52.

I CHzO Following the procedure described in Example 1, 4.7 grams of the Z-ethylene glycol dithioketal of 1,2-diketodecahydronaphthalene arid o=methoxyphenylhydrazine were converted to 7-keto-9-methoxy-l,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydrobenz[d]-4aH-isocarbazole 7-ethy1ene glycol dithioketal melting, after recrystallization from aqueous ethanol, at 176 to 177 degrees Centigrade.

Analysim-Calcfilitd for C H NOS C, 66.1; H, 6.72. Found: C, 65.9; H, 6.57. I

The yellow picrate, after recrystallization from ethanol, melted with decomposition at 176 to 177 degrees centigrade also. I

zltniilysz'a Cale. for G 5 H N O S Found: C, 51.83; H, 4.75.

Any Z-hydroarylhydrazine, as exemplified above, and any fused hydroaromatic ke't'o'ne having a vicinal bridgehead-hydrogen atom, as exemplified above, can be substituted in the procedures set forth in the foregoing examples to form arylhydrazones which can be cyclized to the corresponding hydrocarbazolenines by the procedures also set forth in the foregoing examples. The following examples illustrate representative hydrocarbazolenines which can thus be obtained.

EXAMPLE 9 The p-nitrophenylhydrazone of l-decalone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE '10.

The p-bromophenylhydrazone of 4-hydrindanone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

cyclized bythe procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarba'zolenine.

EXAMPLE 1'2 H M The p-naphthylhyd'razorre 'of i-hyliindanone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbdzolenine.

EXAMPLE 13 EXAMPLE 14 OzN The 2,4-dinitro-S-ethylphenylhydraZOne of N-acetyl-8- ketodecahydroquinoline is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example lto give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 1-5 The p-aminophenylhydraioii'e of N-acetyl-S-ketodecahydroisoquinoline is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 16 The 2-carbomethoxy-4-nitrophenylhydrazone of l-decalone is prepared and cyclized by. the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 1'? g a o1 am The p-cyanophenylhydrazone of S-ketohexahydroiso- The phenylhydrazone of G-ketocholestanyl acetate is chroman is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine. to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 18 5 EXAMPLE 23 H0 OCH:

The phenylhydrazorie of 4,7 dimetheoxy 1 decalone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 The p-hydroxyphenylhydrazone of 3-isopropeny1 5,10- to give the above hydrocarbazolenine. dimethyl-l-decalone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazole- EXAMPLE 24 mne.

EXAMPLE 19 20 GOOH The phenylhydrazone of 4-carboxy-1-decalone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

/ OH 3 EXAMPLE The phenylhydrazone of 3,12-dihydroxy-7-ketocho1anic acid is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of EX- ample 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 20 The phenylhydrazone of 7 carboxy 10-methy1-1- decalone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

N// Y EXAMPLE 26 000m The phenylhydrazone of 3-isopropyl-5,10-dimethyl-1 decalone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 21 5 The phenylhydrazone of 5 carboethoxy 1 decalone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 OOOQHa to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 27 The phenylhydrazone of 4-acetoxy-1-decalone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

OCH:

EXAMPLE 22 EXAMPLE 28 rib The phenylhydrazone of 7-ketocholestanyl acetate is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 29 The phenylhydrazone of 2,10-diphenyl-4- octalone is prepared and cyclized by the p Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazole EXAMPLE 30 nine.

hydroxy-A rocedure of The phenylhydrazone of 8-cyano-1-decalone is pre-- pared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 31 The phenylhydrazone of 3-nitro-1-decalone is prepared procedure of Example 1 to give the and cyclized by the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMP E 32 The phenylhydrazone of 7-nitro-1-decalone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 33 The phenylhydrazone of hydrindane-1,4-di0ne l-ethylene glycol ketal is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 34 The p-tolylhydrazone of 1,2-dil etodecahydronaphtha- Iene Z-ethylene glycol thioketal is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 35 CHaC 0- The phenylhydrazone of 7-acety1-IO-methyl-l-decalone is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 36 COOEt EXAMPLE 37 ilic COOH

The p-chlorophenylhydrazone of S-keto-l-carboxy-N- acetyldecahydroisoquinoline is prepared and cyclized by I the procedure of Example 4 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

The compound can be deacetylated, or deacetylated and then alkylated as in Example 4 if desired.

The p-iodophenylhydrazone of the 6-ethylene glycol dithioketal of 5,6-diketoN-methyl-1-carbomethoxydecahydroisoquinoline is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 4 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

It is to be noted that in this example no hydrocarbazole is formed because of the blocking effect of the ethylene glycol dithioketal' group.

EXAMPLE 39 The o-nitrophenylhydrazone of 7-methyl-9-methoxytetradecahydrophenanthren-l-one is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 40 c n mines The m-nitropehnylhydrazone of S-ketaooctahydrobenzopyran is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give a mixture of the above hydrocarbazolenines.

EXAMPLE 41 The 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone of N-acetyl-8-ketodecahydroquinoline is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 4 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

The compound can be deacetylated, or deacetylated and then alkylated as in Example 4 if desired.

21 "It was EXAMPLE 42 10 The m-tolyhydrazone of N-acetyl-8-ketodecahydroisoquinoline is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 4 to give a mixture of the above hydrocarbazolenines.

These compounds can be deacetylated, or deacetylated and then alkylated as in Example 4 if desired.

EXAMPLE 43 N-Ac l (lot) The p-tolylhydrazone of N-acetyl-S-ketodecahydroquinoline is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 4 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE 44 EXAMPLE 45 The bromo-p-tolylhydrazone of 7-ketooctahydroisothionaphthene is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

The corresponding sulfoxide and sulfone are obtained by first oxidizing the ketone with hydrogen peroxide to form the sulfoxide and sulfone thereof.

EXAMPLE 46 The p-xylylhydrazone of 7-ketooctahydrothionaphthene is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

The corresponding sulfoxide and sulfone are obtained by first oxidizing the ketone with hydrogen peroxide to form the sulfoxide and sulfone thereof.

37 A 38 EXAMPLE 47 EXAMPLE 52 HN CH: 1 k

CH3- N ema- \N// The 3,5-xyly1hydrazone of 1,l-dimethyl-7-ketooctahy- NO:

droisobenzofuran is prepared and cyclized by the proce- 10 The 3 emyLzAdmnmphenylhydrazone of dure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolemne. kewoctahydroisoindole is prepared, cyclized, and EX 48 acetylated by the procedure of Example 36 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine. 0 The N-hydrogen can be replaced, if desired, by alkylation by the procedure set forth above.

CH EXAMPLE 53 N-cm-o 00m N i H:

The 2,4-xy1ylhydrazone of 1,l-dimethyl-4-ketooctahydroisobenzofuran is prepared and cyclized by the procey dure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

CzHs EXAMPLE 49 The o -ethylphenylhydrazone of N-carbethoxymethyllketooctahydroindole is prepared and cyclized by the pro- 0 cedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine. CH3

EXAMPLE 54 H3 C1130- The pheny1-2,4-xylylhydrazone of 7-ketooctahydrobenzofuran is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of 01- Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

The 3,S-dichloro-p-anisylhydrazone of N-acetyl-4-keto- 40 octahydroindole is prepared, cyclized, and deacetylated by the procedure of Example 36 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

The N-hydrogen can be replaced, ifv desired, by alkyla- 0 tion by the procedure set forth above.

1 on, N//

EXAMPLE 50 EXAMPLE 55 Ac-N 0 CH3 I Br- The o-nitrobenzyl-m-tolylhydrazone of 4-ketooctahydrobenzofuran is prepared and cyclized by the procedure The 4-b10m0-l-naphthylhydralone 0f Y of Example 1 to give a mixture of the above hydro- Octahydmindole is P p and cycliled y the P carbazolenines. dure of Example 4 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine. EXAMPLE 51 The compound can be deacetylated, or deacetylated and then alkylated as in Example 4 if desired.

ch15 om. EXAMPLE 56 I N N N-Ac N-Ac j I CHaO t I C Hs-O- N M I C H3O N N The m-anisylhydrazone of N-acetyl-4-ketooctahydroindOle is prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Ex- The 3-(3-methylcyclohexyl)-phenylhydrazone of 4- ample 4 to give a mixture of the above hydrocarbaketo-N-ethyloctahydroisoindole is prepared and cyclized zolenines. by the procedure of Example 1 to give a mixture of the The compounds can be deacetylated, or deacetylated above hydrocarbazolenines. and then alkylated as in Example 4 if desired.

39 49 EXAMPLE 57 The 3,4-dimethoxyphenylhydrazone of A -3-(1-cyclohexenyD-l-octalone is prepared and cyclized by the pro- 3 cedure of Example 1 to give a mixture of the above (311 hydrocarbazolenines.

5 Eg EXAMPLE 62 The p-sec-butylphenylhydrazone of 3-keto-7-methoxy- 1,2,3,9,10,ll-hexahydro-1,2-cyclopentenophenanthrene is N prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 I to give the above hydrocarbazolenine. 2

EXAMPLE 58 The o-iodophenylhydrazone of 3-hydroxy-6-ketocholanic acid is prepared and cyelized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine. (I21 EXAMPLE 63 The 5-ch1oro-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone of 6-ket0- The m'iodophenylhydrazone of l-decfllofle is P P A -d0decahydrochrysene is prepared and cyclized f cycliled by the Procedure of f p 1 t0 2 a by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydromlxture of the above hydl'ocarbazolenmescarbazolenine. EXAMPLE 64 EXAMPLE 59 NO P N 0zN- The 4,5-dimethoxy-3-riitro--o-tolylhydrazone of 9-keto- COOEt Am(10a)'dodecahydrOphenanthrene is Pmpared and The 4-nitro-2-carbethoxyphenylhydrazone of 7-ketocllZed y the pmcedul'g Exampis 1 3W6 the abgve cholestadien-3,5 is prepared and cyclized by the procedure hydrocarbazolenine. of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine.

EXAMPLE EXAMPLE c1130 55 CH #3 \N/ 50 The p-styrylphenylhydrazone of 7-ketocholesten-5 is OCH: prepared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to The 2,5dimethoxyphenylhydrazone of 1-keto-7-methgive the above hydrocarbazolemne' oxy-1,2,3,4,4a,9,10,l0a octahydrophenanthrene is pre- EXAMPLE 65 pared and cyclized by the procedure of Example 1 to give the above hydrocarbazolenine. a

EXAMPLE 61 A CH3? omo- \N/ 

1. THE PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A HYDROCARBAZOLENINE WHICHH COMPRISES HEATING WITH AN ACID CYCLIZING AGENT A HYDRAZONE OF A PHENYL HYDRAZINE HAVING A HYDROGEN ATTACHED TO A CARBON ATOM IN THE ORTHO POSITION TO THE HYDRAZINO-BEARING CARBON ATOM AND A KETONE OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A 2,3-X-CYCLOEXANONE AND A 2,3-X-CYCLOEXENONE WHEREIN X IS A 3 TO 5 ATOMS STRAIGHT CHAIN SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SATURATED AND MONO-OLEFINIC HYDROCARBON RADICALS AND SATURATED MONOOXA-, AND MONOAZA-, AND MONOTHIAHYDROCARBON RADICALS AND WHEREIN A HYDROGEN ATOM IS AVAILABLE AT THE 2-POSITION WHEREBY CYCLIZATION IS EFFECTED BETWEEN THE 2-POSITION OF SAID KETONE AND THE CARBON ATOM IN TE ORTHO POSITION TO THE SAID YDRAZINO-BEARING CARBON ATOM WITH THE SPLITTING OUT OF AMMONIA TO FORM A HYDROCARBAZOLENINE.
 4. A HYDROCARBAZOLENINE HAVING THE FORMULA: WHEREIN R IS FROM ZERO TO THREE RADICALS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROXY, LOWER-HYDROCARBONOXY, HALOGEN, LOWER-ALKYL, NITRO, AMINO, AND ACYLAMIDE GROUPS IN WHICH ACYL IS THE ACYL GROUP OF A LOWER-HYDROCARBON CARBOXYLIC ACID; X IS A 3 TO 5 ATOM SATURATED MONOAZAHYDROCARBON STRAIGHT CHAIN; R1 IS AN N-SUBSTITUENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN, A LOWERALKYL GROUP, AND A LOWER-ACYL GROUP IN WHICH ACYL IS THE ACYL RADICAL OF A LOWER-HYDROCARBON CARBOXYLIC ACID; R2 IS A C-SUBSTITUENT SELECTED FROM TE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN AND LOWER-ALKYL, CARBOXY, AND LOWER-CARBALKOXY GROUPS; AND R3 IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN, LOWER-CARBOXYALKYL GROUP, A CARBOXY GROUP, A LOWER-CARBALKOXY GROUP, AN OXO GROUP, AND A 2 TO 3 CARBON ATOM KETALIZED-OXO GROUP.
 5. THE HYDROCARBAZOLENINE HAVING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA:
 7. THE HYDROCARBAZOLENINE HAVING TE FOLLOWING FORMULA: 